- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 14
Greatest Athletes from Ireland
This ranking is led by Katie Taylor, Nonpareil Jack Dempsey and Roy Keane. GOAT Rank currently ranks 14 eligible athletes from Ireland using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Katie Taylor ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 83.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1883–1895
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1923–1936
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1989
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1904–1920
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1905
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1900
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1887–1896
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 54.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654 | Katie Taylor | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2001–active | 83.7 |
| 730 | Nonpareil Jack Dempsey | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1883–1895 | 83.3 |
| 1119 | Roy Keane | Football | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1990–2006 | 81.3 |
| 1149 | Jimmy McLarnin | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1923–1936 | 81.2 |
| 1907 | Daniel Wiffen | Swimming | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2019–active | 77.5 |
| 1964 | Barry McGuigan | Boxing | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1981–1989 | 77.3 |
| 2426 | Patrick Joseph Bonner | Football | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1979–1998 | 75.5 |
| 2463 | James Cecil Parke | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1904–1920 | 75.3 |
| 2705 | Harold Mahony | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1905 | 74.1 |
| 2858 | Joshua Pim | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1900 | 73.2 |
| 3207 | Willoughby Hamilton | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1887–1896 | 70.1 |
| 3482 | Shane Lowry | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2009–active | 66.9 |
| 4001 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–active | 61.2 |
| 4580 | Ralph Firman | Formula 1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1993–2009 | 47.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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